It was the most emphatic display of selflessness I have seen on a football field. Pounding over every blade of grass, competing as if he would rather die of exhaustion than lose, he inspired all around him.

I don't like losing but I've mellowed. I maybe have a short fuse but it goes away quicker now.

If you're going to be a footballer, be a great one.If you're going to have a dream, dream big.

I realized I was good at developing young people. Eventually I started to believe in young people. I think when you give a young person an opportunity, he always believes who gave him his first chance. You create a loyalty that lasts a lifetime.

Sometimes in football you have to hold your hand up and say, yeah, they're better than us.

I think Rafael Benítez was an angry man. He must have been disturbed for some reason. I think you have got to cut through the venom of it and hopefully he'll reflect and understand what he said was absolutely ridiculous.

They say it was Cesc Fabregas who threw the pizza at me but, to this day, I have no idea who the culprit was.